MySpace’s Seattle connection

The Fortune cover story on MySpace founders Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe includes a little known Pacific Northwest connection.

DeWolfe — a Portland native who is described as the “business brain” behind MySpace — actually studied finance at The University of Washington.

I am sure the UW business school, which is in the middle of a fundraising campaign (Former Starbucks CEO Orin Smith today donated $4.5 million to the effort), is well aware of the connection.

However, the UW will have some competition. While DeWolfe did his undergrad work at the UW, he received his M.B.A. from the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business.

Since DeWolfe’s MySpace page is restricted to close friends, Fortune — which got a peek at the page — recreated it online.

The page says DeWolfe graduated from the UW in 1988, so I am sure some students who were there at the time can recall what he was like.

UPDATE: Turns out DeWolfe is not the only guy from the Pacific Northwest on the MySpace executive team. I overlooked chief technical officer Aber Whitcomb, who hails from Bellingham and also attended the UW.

MySpace’s Seattle connection

The Fortune cover story on MySpace founders Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe includes a little known Pacific Northwest connection.

DeWolfe — a Portland native who is described as the “business brain” behind MySpace — actually studied finance at The University of Washington.

I am sure the UW business school, which is in the middle of a fundraising campaign (Former Starbucks CEO Orin Smith today donated $4.5 million to the effort), is well aware of the connection.

However, the UW will have some competition. While DeWolfe did his undergrad work at the UW, he received his M.B.A. from the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business.

Since DeWolfe’s MySpace page is restricted to close friends, Fortune — which got a peek at the page — recreated it online.

The page says DeWolfe graduated from the UW in 1988, so I am sure some students who were there at the time can recall what he was like.

UPDATE: Turns out DeWolfe is not the only guy from the Pacific Northwest on the MySpace executive team. I overlooked chief technical officer Aber Whitcomb, who hails from Bellingham and also attended the UW.